National Hockey League
Dallas 5, Chicago 4
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2023
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 18532

Roope Hintz scored the overtime winner to complete a hat trick as the host Dallas Stars edged the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Friday.

Hintz tipped a Jason Robertson pass past Petr Mrazek with 7.9 seconds left in the extra frame for his 14th goal of the season.

Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn each scored and added an assist while Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for Dallas, which has won eight of its last nine games (8-1-0) against the Blackhawks.

Tyler Johnson scored twice, and Cole Guttman and Jason Dickinson each had a goal and an assist. Mrazek stopped 30 shots for the Blackhawks.

Johnson's second of the game on a power play with 2:36 remaining tied the score 4-4 and forced overtime.

Benn gave Dallas a 4-2 lead 2:10 into the third, putting home the rebound off Wyatt Johnston's shot.

Dickinson pulled the Blackhawks to within one at 8:58 of the final period, one-timing Alex Vlasic's pass glove-side past Wedgewood.

The Stars scored twice in 20 seconds of the middle frame to take a 3-2.

Dallas tied it 2-2 at 9:03 of the second when Pavelski tipped Nils Lundkvist's shot past Mrazek.

Hintz gave Dallas its first lead, one-timing a Robertson feed for his 13th goal of the season at 9:23 of the middle period. Hintz extended his point streak to five games.

Dallas outshot Chicago 12-8 after one period, but the Blackhawks led 2-1 going into the second.

Johnson opened the scoring, putting home the rebound off Anthony Beauvillier's shot at 7:56 of the first.

Guttman doubled Chicago's lead at 10:56 of the opening frame, one-timing Lukas Reichel's pass past Wedgewood.

The Stars got on the board with Hintz's power-play marker at 11:49 of the first period when the center tipped home Pavelski's feed past Mrazek.

Blackhawks right winger Taylor Raddysh played just two shifts and 58 seconds in the first period before leaving with an undisclosed injury and did not return.

Friday was the first of four meetings between the clubs and the first of three in 16 days. The two teams face one another again on Sunday in Dallas.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Dallas
Tyler Johnson 2 Points Roope Hintz 3
Tyler Johnson 2 Goals Roope Hintz 3
Jason Dickinson 1 Assists Jason Robertson 2
Tyler Johnson 1 Power Play Goals Roope Hintz 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Petr Mrazek .857 Save Percentage Scott Wedgewood .862
Petr Mrazek 30 Saves Scott Wedgewood 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Chicago 29 4 1-3 2-3 6 24
Dallas 35 5 1-3 2-3 6 42
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Stars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .786 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .091 after a win and .417 after a loss.